Before we get to some local school registration information for the next school year, I wanted to share a library event for those of us taking care of children during…
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Playtime: HS athlete conditioning, conservation art contest, Girls on the Run updates
On Thursday, I was in Half Price Books picking up a hold (the Hunger Games prequel because I am trying to use books for kids and teens to break up…
Playtime: Free meals, tree recycling, park adventure, library resources
Throughout 2013 we added little pieces of paper into an old spaghetti sauce jar with fun or special events or accomplishments written on them with the plan to open the…
Playtime: Last-minute ‘shop local’ suggestions, plus ideas for staying active as winter looms
When my mother-in-law mentioned suspected shipping delays when asking for present ideas for the kids sometime around Thanksgiving, I hadn’t heard anything about it. With 99% of our family out…
Playtime: Celebrating the season and shopping safely
After safely celebrating a social distant Halloween, we replaced door knocking with some candy drop off/exchanges, I felt more hopeful that we could find some ways to replace or amend…
Playtime: Socially distanced and virtual Santa opportunities for families
Either more people are decorating for the holidays earlier than normal this year or they’re more comfortable posting it on social media. I have seen a few houses lit up…
Playtime: From drive-thru treats to drive-by displays, socially distant Halloween ideas for the family
Our Halloween routine has looked the same for so long, it’s safe to call it our Halloween tradition. We took pictures with the neighbors across the street, met a group…
Playtime: Free school district meals available to all, plus library services you can access during the pandemic
Earlier this month, Edmonds School District Food and Nutrition services, which provide seven days a week of free breakfast and lunch to kids ages 1 through 18 at local schools…
Playtime: Monitoring screen time during remote learning, Celebrate Schools 5K goes virtual — and a scavenger hunt
Before quarantine, our management of screen time looked much different. Computers and phones were almost exclusively used and charged outside of bedrooms. It wasn’t far into our time at home…
Playtime: Free library resources for families, from online tutoring to books by mail to anti-racism series
Sno-Isle Libraries is providing access to live online tutoring and homework help for free. I usually ease into the information, but in the land of a million terrifying headlines, it…
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Playtime: Free and low-cost options for school lunches
In years past, I have always waited anxiously for the Edmonds School District Family and Community Calendar to come out. Since it has all of the important dates — days…
Playtime: Workspace options for kids with remote learning challenges
As kids around the country head back to school — many of my friends and family in other states have started their school years already– the typical “first day” photos…
Playtime: Many child care, recreation programs available as schools open remotely
This week, the Edmonds School District held two community forums, one to address special education and one to address child care options. Both sessions were recorded and can be watched…
Playtime: Bring your questions to school reopening forums, plus upcoming camps and classes
“School shoes” were always something I was excited about as a kid and that excitement has continued to buying shoes with my kids ahead of their first day of school….
Playtime: Fun ahead for families– Wilderness school, Pokémon Go, Girls on the Run
We first talked about Pokémon Go, the mobile Augmented Reality game involving Pokémon characters popularized on cards of the same name, in 2016 — just after the app was released….
Playtime: Remote and in-person art and craft options for kids this summer
Over the last couple of weeks, we (OK, I) have been hyper focused on taking the kids’ makeshift workspaces and preparing them for more long-term use — the Edmonds School…
Playtime: From sports camps to a forest preschool, many choices for families this summer and fall
Earlier this month when writing about Southwest County Park, I found out that along with being the “largest single parcel of open space within the Edmonds city limits,” it is…
Playtime: Remote Harry Potter and Reading with Rover library events, plus volunteer opportunities
After emerging from Southwest County Park recently, the kids and I ran into a parent from one of their schools, and within seconds it was dueling verbal firehouses from myself…
Playtime: Fun family hikes that allow for distancing
A popular subject amongst the group text we have going for our hockey friends is where to hike/walk with the kids. (We also talk a bit about how the kids…
Playtime: Virtual and in-person summer camp options for families
After picking up my second set of books from the Edmonds library since they opened for socially distanced hold pickups and returns (still a thrill), I saw campers and staff…
Playtime: Locations for summer meal pickups, Juneteenth events, library update, Girls on Run activities
This week, I got a phone call from a librarian from the Edmonds Sno-Isle branch. It was, frankly, thrilling. A hold I made back in March was ready for me…
Playtime: Wrapping up the school year with a community forum and more anti-racism resources
As we approach the last week of school (the last day was moved up to June 19), one kid in my house still has a few Zoom meetings left even…
Playtime: Summer reading, plus family-friendly peaceful protests
Sno-Isle librarians were in the middle of planning for their summer reading program when libraries closed on March 13th due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, our three local libraries…
Playtime: Antiracism resources for families
On Saturday morning, Mountlake Terrace High School’s Facebook page shared a letter from Principal Greg Schellenberg to Mountlake Terrace High School students and community members. Schellenberg formally denounced the killings…
Playtime: Options for seeing virtual and real wildlife, story times and summer day camp options
“Jelly Cam” is now something I blurt out at random times during the week. This is to alert everyone that the Monterey Bay Aquarium Facebook has a live feed of…